Fisheries Committee on Dec. 4th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #133 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was funding.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25: Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under Department of Fisheries and Oceans

MPs speaking

Diane Lebouthillier

Caroline Desbiens

Lisa Marie Barron

Bobby Morrissey

Also speaking

Annette Gibbons Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Mario Pelletier Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard

Adam Burns Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Sector, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Niall O'Dea Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Geneviève Dubois-Richard

The Clerk

No.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

Okay.

There are three votes in all. Unless there's any objection, I will seek the unanimous consent of the committee to group the votes together for a decision.

Is there unanimous consent to proceed this way?

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Some hon. members

No.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

Okay, we'll go by each vote then.

I will now put the question on each vote separately.

Shall vote 1b under Department of Fisheries and Oceans carry or not carry?

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Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

No.

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Liberal

Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE

Chair, I have a point of order.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

Yes, go ahead

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Liberal

Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE

Could you tell us what the implications are? What is the monetary amount? Do you have a brief?

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Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

Is there a full motion?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

I don't have any amounts.

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Liberal

Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE

I'm sorry; what is the title? What is the area of the department we're voting on to approve?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

These are the supplementary estimates (B), 2024-25.

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Liberal

Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE

The deputy could give us that. What is that money for? I want to know before we vote for it or against it. Can you give me a general idea?

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Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Annette Gibbons

We're just looking for the—

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Liberal

Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE

I want to know what the money is for so that we'll know who's voting against it and who's voting for it.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

We'll suspend for a moment.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

All right, shall vote—

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Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

I have a point of order.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

Yes, Mr. Perkins.

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Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

It's 6:32, so I would say the meeting is over.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

No, it's not.

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Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

It is 6:32. You said the meeting only goes until 6:32 so it's over.

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December 4th, 2024 / 6:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

You asked the clerk to see if there was additional time and she found additional time.

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Conservative

Rick Perkins Conservative South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

She didn't respond before 6:32, so I call the meeting over.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Ken McDonald

Yes, she did.

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